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BTR to RAP: distance & flight time
Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
1,138 mi
1,831 km · 988 nm
2h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,138 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 56m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BTR — Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · Baton Rouge, United States
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BTR
Near RAP
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field47 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport83 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTR from RAP?
The flight distance from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Rapid City (RAP) is 1,138 miles (1,831 km, 988 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTR to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 56m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Baton Rouge and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 1 hour behind Baton Rouge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTR to RAP?
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